Guest commentary: 'You' are the Capitol idea

1:31 PM,
Nov. 7, 2013

Written by

Matthew Schliesman

The Capitol Civic Centre is very close to wrapping up our $1.2 million Capitol Idea campaign. The renovations and improvements were completed over the summer, and everyone seems very pleased with them. The "Jewel of the Lakeshore" is now brighter than ever!

The outpouring of support for this project has been significant. We are grateful for each donation. It took all kinds of support, from $2 to $200,000, for us to cover the costs of this work. We have had about 500 individual contributors to date.

The Capitol, a nonprofit corporation, is one of a number of community treasures that exist to ...